Section 20 The Western Front 2
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The Bauhinia Pass Fortress is built in a flat place about 120 miles northwest of Shuangdui Fu City, which is on the throat road from the Indean Kingdom into Luzon, about 20 li to the northwest into the territory of the Indean Kingdom, about 100 li to the northeast is the boundary of the Kuqa Kingdom, and in the southwest is the vast green sea swamp and the area where the five ethnic groups have lived for generations, which is really an extremely important pass. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After nearly a year of construction, the Bauhinia Pass Fortress has been built from scratch, and under the hard work of nearly 50,000 migrant workers, a medium-sized fortress has begun to take shape. The fort gate was built in a grand way, spanning the trade route that extended from the northwestern kingdom of Indean, and it was clear that the intent of the planners was to hold off this important trade route, and it was one of the original intentions of the fort to have the inspectors of the tax collectors inspect the caravans that were evading taxes in the area.
The fortress is square, the west gate is slightly oblique, biased to the north, it should be called the northwest gate, the city wall on each side is about a thousand meters, in fact, it is not long, it can be regarded as a medium-sized fortress, there are not many residents living in the fortress at present, many administrative organs have not yet been established, except for a few people in the tax inspection department, but the garrison accounts for most of it.
It took less than a year to build such a fortress, and in addition to rushing to work at night, the strong support of the people of the surrounding five ethnic groups was also a reason. Of course, most of the fortifications on the fortress have not yet been installed, and many bricks, woods and stones are still scattered on the city wall waiting to be cleaned up, but this does not seem to affect the interest of the few people who visited and inspected the city wall.
"Boss Liang, do you think the adults will agree to our suggestion?" Dressed in casual clothes, he couldn't hide his strong military momentum, his face was full of pride and ambition, and his eyes were blazing, naturally he was Helianbo, the commander of the Shuangdui Garrison Division, "I'm suffocated, I'm about to grow maggots in this bird place, seeing that there is about to break out in the east, we seem to have no fun, and if we continue like this, we really want to hold back my illness." ”
"Hey, division commander, I see that you are still having a good time in Shuangdui City, today Fushoulou, tomorrow Chunfangyuan, the day before yesterday you were still sighing how fat and tender the little moon fairy's butt was, why did you say that life has no taste today?" The young man on the side didn't wait for the man in the center to answer, and had already picked up the conversation.
"Ling Fox Wing, you rabbit cub, are you going to fucking smoke Lao Tzu's bottom in front of Boss Liang?"
"Hey, division commander, I'm just repeating your old man's words in a matter-of-fact manner. The young man was naturally his deputy Ling Fox Wing, and the two of them were used to joking, so Ling Fox Wing also pretended to be aggrieved.
"Hmph, when will you kid learn Qubo, and if you don't have such a flamboyant tongue, it will damage your own image!"
"Enough, enough, division commander, please don't make such a compassionate face, this really doesn't match your surname!" Ling Fox Yi was even more exaggerated, and said again and again.
Seeing the performance of the pair of living treasures in front of him, Liang Chongxin's expressionless face couldn't help but show a smile, and a relaxed mood filled his heart.
"Helian, how many people have you stationed here?" Liang Chongxin turned his gaze to the northwest and far away.
"In accordance with your orders, in order not to provoke the Indians, and to conceal our intentions, we have stationed only two brigades of soldiers, one infantry and one cavalry. In normal times, they only send one squadron out on patrols, and try not to get close to the border area. Helian Bo sighed and replied, "I just don't know if we will have any results in doing this, and if the adults don't approve our plan, it will be all in vain." ”
"Look, your lord has his own opinions, I have already stated our views in detail in the letter, as for whether we agree or not, it is not up to us to decide, maybe your lord still has his own ideas?" Liang Chongxin obviously did not have much confidence in this matter.
"Then division commander, do you want Shanzhu to lead his division to come over?" The young man who had been standing behind Liang Chongxin and didn't open his mouth couldn't help but ask, he was naturally Qu Bo, the deputy division commander of the First Division.
"If the adults don't agree with our plan, then let's do a pull-up exercise, if the adults agree, we have to prepare as soon as possible, and the infantry division of the mountain pillar should familiarize itself with the situation as soon as possible. Liang Chongxin glanced at his deputy and explained lightly.
"So, Boss Liang, you still have a lot of confidence that our plan can be approved by the adults?" Helian Bo was thick on the outside and fine on the inside, and immediately heard the key to this.
"Not necessarily, but it's better to prepare early than to be busy on the spot. Liang Chong smiled secretly in confidence, noncommittal.
Several people were speechless for a while, and finally Liang Chongxin said: "Although this Bauhinia Pass fortress has been preliminarily completed, these defensive facilities have not yet been equipped, if you want to deal with the invasion of a large number of enemy troops, but there is not much resistance, go back and let Lu Man replenish these facilities as soon as possible." ”
"Alas, this fellow Luman has now spent all his thoughts on the iron mines in the north, bent on digging up a golden doll, and now he is lobbying the merchants of Shuangdui City to invest in a large iron-making factory, and it is better to cut off his own flesh if he wants to pay for these defensive equipment immediately. Ling Fox Wing said with a smile.
"I'm afraid I can't help him, Lord Li has long ordered him to build the Bauhinia Pass fortress as soon as possible, although it has been built, but there is a lack of defense facilities, what is the difference between it and ordinary towns, the fortress is not in vain, not to mention that once it really wants to fight with the Punjab people or even the Tik people, this fortress is the most important base, and the defense system is not perfect, which will greatly affect future military operations. Qu Bo, deputy commander of the 1st Division, spoke.
"Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, Lu Man is the city guard of Shuangdui Mansion, his perspective on things is naturally different from ours, it is not easy for the adults to build Shuangdui Mansion into an important rear in the northwest in a relatively short period of time, no wonder this guy is so busy that his feet do not touch the ground all day, but as Qu Bo said, the Bauhinia Pass Fortress is related to the overall situation, and it must be improved in a short time, after I go back, I want to talk to him in person. Liang Chongxin said slowly.
A rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded under the city wall where several people were standing, and the sensitive eyes of several people immediately turned to the stone staircase at the corner of the city wall, and sure enough, a dusty sergeant walked towards the people at a half-trot.
"My lord, Qingyang is urgent!" The sergeant panted and took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Liang Chongxin.
After a while, Liang Chongxin was stunned, and then thought for a while, and after a while, he nodded slightly, and there were still those six words in his mind, "reasonable, well-founded, and modest", it is easy to be reasonable, but it is a little difficult to grasp it, and it seems that you have to plan well.
The hopeful eyes of several people next to him all fell on Liang Chongxin's face, trying to see some clues from his face, but Liang Chongxin, who had already practiced well, couldn't see anything else except for a trace of solemnity on his face.
"Helian, you ordered the soldiers stationed here not to go out on patrol for the time being, and in addition, you immediately sent someone to Mingzhu Town to inform the leaders of the five clans, so that their self-defense forces of each clan should strengthen their vigilance, and do not go out for the time being unless there are other special circumstances. He didn't say anything else, but just a few short sentences had already made the three people next to him understand the contents of the letter.
Mingzhu Town is located on the bank of the Green Sea Marsh, originally just a small village, after Wufeng took over the ruling power of Northern Luzon, under his suggestion, in order to strengthen the management of the five ethnic minorities near the Green Sea Marsh, and at the same time effectively exercise the right to rule, Shuangdui Mansion set up the entire vast area near the Green Sea Marsh as Mingzhu Town, and the town officials were basically sent by the five ethnic groups. At the same time, considering that the local area was far away from Shuangdui Prefecture and was often harassed by the Punjabs in the west, at Wufeng's suggestion, the five tribes reduced their own armed forces and formed a self-defense force of about 4,000 people, which served as an auxiliary force of the Shuangdui Garrison Division, and was responsible for cooperating with the soldiers of a brigade of the Shuangdui Garrison Division stationed in Mingzhu Town to maintain local security.
Helian Bo and Ling Fox Wing jumped up in unison, exchanged excited glances with each other, and finally Helian Bo asked, "Boss Liang, but the adults agreed to let us do a big job?"
Liang Chongxin took a deep breath and said, "The adults agreed, but it was not a big job, but a small one. ”
"Small work?" The other three couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't understand what Liang Chongxin meant by doing a small job for a long time.
Liang Chongxin didn't explain much, and casually threw the letter to Helianbo, and the three of them immediately surrounded him, and the three of them pondered for a long time in a short six words, and slowly realized the meaning of that little work.
"It seems that Master Li doesn't want the battle situation on our side to drag down the east, so the battle situation in the east is already on the verge of breaking out. Ling Fox Wing's words expressed the opinions of the three people.
"Well, it's okay, a small work is a small one, it's better than a bad fight, the Punjabs have been clamoring for them to be invincible, so let's have fun with them. Helian licked his lips a little reluctantly, but he was still excited to have a fight to fight.
Although we must control the scale of this battle and avoid expansion, we must also beat the enemy, otherwise we will lose the meaning of this battle, which can quite test our skills. Liang Chongxin's face showed a rare smile in confidence.
"Don't worry, Boss Liang, we are all your old brothers, you know how many brushes there are, but the Punjabi seem to have converged a lot since we entered Shuangdui Mansion for more than half a year, and it will take some effort to lure them into taking the bait." Helian Bo scratched his scalp and said.
"Hehe, dogs can't change their, I'm afraid the punjabs have been quiet for so long, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold it back, people who haven't really suffered will not easily believe that snakes are cold, and it's not a piece of cake to get them hooked. A creepy smile appeared on Fox Wing's face, as if a jackal was watching the poor lamb, and even Qu Bo next to him couldn't help but shudder.